The India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Mental Disorders Collaborators reported in The Lancet Psychiatry a significant increase of the prevalence of mental disorders in India but pointed out that there were substantial barriers to implementing mental health services. This scenario is not unique to India. The prevalence of mental health issues in Malaysia has tripled from 10·7 in 1996 to 29·2 in 2016. In 2017, depressive (2·26% of total disability-adjusted life-years) and anxiety disorders (1·71% of total disability-adjusted life-years) were found to be among the top contributors to disability in Malaysia. However, the number of mental health care professionals is worryingly low with a ratio of one psychiatrist per 100 000, and only 15 clinical psychologists were employed in the public health service sector in 2018. Estimates of the effect of poor mental health on the Malaysian economy in 2018, for which we used methods published elsewhere, highlights the urgent need to change the status quo ().

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马来西亚精神障碍的经济成本

《柳叶刀》精神病学杂志报道了印度国家级疾病负担倡议精神障碍合作者印度精神障碍的患病率显着上升，但指出实施精神保健服务存在重大障碍。这种情况并非印度独有。马来西亚的精神卫生问题患病率从1996年的10·7增至2016年的29·2，增长了两倍。2017年，抑郁症（占总残疾调整生命年的2·26％）和焦虑症（占1·71％）总的残疾调整生命年）被认为是马来西亚残疾的最大贡献者。然而，令人担忧的是，精神卫生保健专业人员的数量很低，每10万人只有一名精神病医生，2018年公共卫生服务部门仅雇用了15名临床心理学家。精神卫生状况差对马来西亚经济的影响估计在2018年，我们使用了其他地方发布的方法，